Professor Michael Rice demonstrates the firing techniques and process of the Raku kiln.

14 November | 5pm - 6pm
Dubai International Art Centre, Villa 27, Street 75b, Jumeirah 1

Professor Michael Rice demonstrates the ?ring techniques and process of the Raku kiln.

Work is taken from the kiln when it is still red-hot, then placed in a combustible material like sawdust or newspaper to starve the pot of oxygen, this creates a glaze with a wonderful variety of colours.

Raku ?ring is an astonishing Japanese ceramics technique invented in the 16th century for a tea ceremony in Kyoto. Used by Zen Buddhist masters, Raku means ‘pleasure’ or ‘enjoyment’.

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